In this way, their art has often been built on a platform of sounds they love, borrowed and repurposed for new material. J Dilla, Madlib and MF DOOM have all engaged in the kind of creative sampling that has helped define the architecture of modern hip hop.
The result is part homage, part interpretation. Or is it the other way round? Either way, their process is one of mutual reconstruction whereby the tropes of both genres feed into each other. They explore the shared territory between jazz and hip hop by taking modern classics such as Madvillain and J Dilla’s back catalogue and filtering them through classic arrangement techniques. Led by Rob Mitchell, the Abstract Orchestra are a self-styled big band known for their impressive live performances. Here, the mean, monochrome, sinister-eyed image from Madlib and MF DOOM’s seminal Madvillain has been traded for something more inviting and playful. They will see a colorized image of MF DOOM in his trademark gladiator mask and Doctor Doom-inspired green hoodie. In record stores from Leeds to London, this album’s cover art as well as its title will wrong-foot passers by before prompting them to lean in for a closer look. is sure to induce double-takes for the uninitiated.
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